Wisconsin DNR Seeking Public Comment on DNR Shooting Range Grant Program for Wausau Skeet and Trap Club

Monday, October 2nd, 2023 -- 8:00 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed issuance of two grant awards through the DNR Shooting Range Grant Program.

One grant is for a sporting clays expansion project at the Wausau Skeet and Trap Club. Subject grant funds originate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pittman-Robertson Basic Hunter Education and Safety Subprogram.

The expansion project at the Wausau Skeet and Trap Club includes purchasing ten additional trap machines and necessary accessories for those machines and creating three new shooting stations for sporting clays.

The three new shooting stations will include approximately half an acre of land clearing. The DNR is dedicated to promoting hunter safety, hunting and shooting sports. To meet these objectives, the DNR has developed the Shooting Range Grant Program to assist with the development of new ranges and improvements to existing ranges who make their facilities available to the public.

The DNR’s vision for shooting ranges in Wisconsin is to increase opportunities for shooting in a safe environment. Doing so will maintain Wisconsin's hunting heritage and the economic impact those activities have.

According to the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347, as amended), the DNR developed an environmental assessment for the proposed projects. The public can review the draft environmental assessments Improvement Projects and the Wausau Skeet and Trap Club – Sporting Clays Course Expansion.

The public is encouraged to submit comments on the draft environmental assessments. Submit comments by Oct. 19, 2023 to: Department of Natural Resources, C/O Sarah Brenner, DNR Grant Manger, 1300 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI, 54701, [email protected].

To request a hard copy of the draft environmental assessment or to receive the draft environmental assessment in an alternate format, please contact Sarah Brenner at [email protected] or 715-492-0928.

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